Got nothing done but shovel the driveway for 3 hours... :(
It had rained early in the blizzard and then switched to snow so it was just a bear to move! We had thunder and ligthning with 60 mph winds! But we kept our power!!
My fence is 3 foot!
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Got nothing done but shovel the driveway for 3 hours... :(
It had rained early in the blizzard and then switched to snow so it was just a bear to move! We had thunder and ligthning with 60 mph winds! But we kept our power!!
My fence is 3 foot!
Yuck and double yuck!!!!! Possibility of the same thing here tomorrow afternoon.
What!! Just be sure to keep that danged south gate closed and latched!! We're supposed to be mid-50's and rain tomorrow, and I DON'T need it to change to fluffy white!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Nope!!!!! Gate is wide open, hoping that it will just blow through here and snow all over Nebraska!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
Ya' know, with that attitude they'll start naming streets after you!! Already started, I think - :LOL::LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
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No kidding! I think he's infamous:
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Wow that looks bad,at least you still have power I think It's going to be 70 hear on Monday but rain.
?WHAT? Mike, no snowman???????? Jeeze !
Three hrs shoveling??. The heck with that. Maybe a next project for one of you guys. Me,I set inside watching the plow guy have fun.
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A mother nature equalizer!!.
Sunny with cool breeze here. Hope those of you snow bound are fending well!
The slush wouldn't go through the thrower had to do it by hand ...
Did some more today.. but this snow was dryer.
I hate snowmen.. unless.. I'm runnin' them over with the machine!! HAH!
Is that gate still open Dave? Got another load for Roger?
We've been getting snow here on and off all day, only a couple inches so far though. The good news is that it's very wet and heavy snow, and the ranchers and farmers out west are getting it too, and it's been so very, very dry out there for the last year! Forecast shows us getting another couple inches overnight, with the winds getting up in the 30 mph range. Doubt there'll be much drifting as wet as the snow is! I'm certainly not going to complain, as dry as it was all last summer we'll take moisture in any form it wants to come in!!!!! Only 20 steps from the back door to the garage, so it has very little effect on any of my plans!!!!! As for shoveling it, my attitude is that I didn't put it there so I'm not gonna shovel it!!!!:LOL::LOL::LOL:
Yeah, we've got a steady 35-40mph wind here, but it's straight out of the south, bringing gulf warmth and moisture with it - we're at 52F right now!! It's running into the front off of the Rockies up north of here, and then pushing NE adding to the storm across the upper MW. Looks like the folks down along the SE edge, into Mississippi, Georgia, and that area are getting some thunder storms and lots of rain.
If there's any extra moisture in it Roger, send some of it our way!!!!!
thats the trouble with snow if the ground is frozen all the moisture gets blown away or runoff in streams and rivers it don't get into the ground. Need good spring rains. We haven't had enough of those for a few years
Is that front mounted blower belt driven or do you have a PTO somewhere?Quote:
Originally Posted by 34_40
There is a front mounted belt connected to the front pto. That 36" thrower and the tractor are 1970 vintage Int'l. Harvester!Quote:
Originally Posted by MelloYello
I just can't help but enjoy old equipment!
Yeah,when I saw the pictures I was going to say something about your garden tractor.That is one like they don't "build them like that anymore"!!. Bet it has the good Kohler cast iron engine on it.Peddle hydro drive?? Tough to core. Cast iron front drive case on the s/blower too. Today's money you would be spending big,big,money to equal that. Very cool!!.
That tractor is a gear drive, 3 forward + 1 reverse with a creeper drive added in for some seriously slow forward motion. And yes, it still has it's Kohler motor.
A buddy sent this pic over to me with the caption, "the more it changes, the more it stays the same!" :LOL:
Those are the yard tractors the use around here for tractor pulls.
Thats the type tractor they use around here for tractor pulls.
Yep! All those little pullers get the transaxle from the early Cub Cadets 'cause they're just about bulletproof!
We missed out on the worst of the snow, only about 5" or so. Lots more north and west of us though! Saw more pics on the news from the Northeast, you guys really got hammered!!!!!
Steven....stop smirking...:D:D:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
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This mornings news program mentioned a snow "accumulation" likely for this weekend.....
Sigh, not again!
Finally got out to the shop and was greeted with these.. The top of one tree did land on the power line to the shop. Didn't break it but pulled it down to 6 foot from ground.
Did you have some high winds along with the snow? Those are some pretty substantial fir/pine/evergreens.
and some more! Those widow makers I'll rip down with the excavator, That huge old black walnut by the house, no ones alive who knows how old it may have been.....
Shame but mother nature wasn't foolin' around that last storm!
Wow pretty major trees breaking in half!!
We did have winds in the 60 /70/ 80 mph range for 10 hours! That's why they named it a Blizzicane.
There are probably dozens of trees like this on the property, I didn't go searching for them yet. They'll need to be located and brought down. They can drop at any moment and if it lands on one of the family members walking in the woods.... enough said!
It's snowing again right now and the wind is howling too. Probably gusting to 40 / 50 mph. Here we go again? 8-(
30 and cold what to do ....... knock out a project
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Originally Posted by 34_40
Dang, you guys are catching it again!!!! Bummer...
I know for sure here in Roch I'm ready for cut-offs and flip-flops.Snowing those big white flakes last night and this morning.I can never seem to guess it right if at this time of the yr to buy more kerosene for the heat in the shop and house.Always seem to have more than I need hanging around for the whole summer. LOL-decided if I see a ground hog,I'm just going to shoot it.The heck with all that shadow stuff.
I do remember working on a construction crew clearing a path in a woods for utilities and we had a attachment that went on the back of a back-hoe that was a huge spinning drum with spikes on it.Set that up against a tree or stump and instant wood chips.One heck of a mess through with tons of wood chips.
Maybe your best off to just get the hot chocolate brewing and set down with the channel changer in the other hand for now.
Can't do much right now, still snowing / blowing for at least another 2 hours "they" say.
Sadly, every tree in those pictures was worth maybe 200 bucks. Now they are worthless! It's pine so nobody even wants it for firewood. That BIG black walnut was worth maybe 5 grand! Now it's junk, no sawmill will touch it. I'll cut it up myself and save some of it for project wood. Maybe Stovens will teach me some woodworking? 8-)
I am bound and determined to get the motor back in the car this weekend! I'm just sick of winter right now.
Heck 34-40 I'd love to. Just think of how cool a walnut hand made dash would look! Also could make some real nice bowls out of any burl you find. Hard wood goes for a fortune around here. Walnut is my favorite to work with. It cuts great, sands beautifully and has such a deep color to it!
Guys do use hollowed out hard wood tree stumps to use for metal forming too.
I agree 100% Steve, walnut is one of the most beautiful dark woods we have, and it's quite widespread across the country. It turns beautifully, and a coat of sanding sealer before the final finish sanding will bring forth a wonderful finish. If you can find someone to slab some of the big one that split it's still worthy of being used.Quote:
Originally Posted by stovens
I've played with a few pieces of walnut over the years. Tried to make a gunstock once.. it looked nice (from 10 feet away), the wood was awesome - the fit was terrible.. :LOL:
The problem with the way this fell is it tore apart the grain. so the only solid wood will be the branchs.
I'll save some and mill it down myself and make trim parts or molding or something.
